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Aftermath: Ireland
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Amongst those commemorated on Lewes War Memorial is Lance-Corporal Sidney Wright 1/6th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment, aged 22. One of three brothers lost during the Great War, he was serving in Ireland when he accidentally drowned just outside Wicklow whilst bathing at Travilahawk Strand, between the military camp near the harbour entrance an…
‘The Black & Tans and Anglo-Irish War’ by Richard Wilcox
Richard Wilcox will be giving at talk on ‘The Black & Tans and Anglo-Irish War’ by Richard Wilcox IMAGE: A group of Black and Tans and Auxiliaries outside the London and North Western Hotel in Dublin following an attack by the IRA, April 1921
ONLINE 'From Gunner to Guerrilla – Tom Barry’s Road to Rebellion' by Gerry White
About the online talk: Tom Barry was one of the most significant and controversial figures on the republican side during the Irish War of Independence. As commander of the Flying Column of Cork No. 3 Brigade of the IRA, he conducted a number of successful operations against the forces of the Crown including the Kilmchael Ambush on 28 Novemb…
Ep. 163 – Tom Barry – British First World War soldier to IRA leader – Gerry White
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Gerry White, Chairman of the Cork branch of The Western Front Association, talks about his research into Tom Barry, who was a British soldier in the First World and became a leading IRA commander during the Anglo-Irish War.
The Irish Struggle for Home Rule by Dr Graham Mayhew
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The Irish struggle for home rule and subsequently independence can be traced back to the Act of Union of 1800 when the Irish Parliament, from which Catholics were barred, voted to dissolve itself. Daniel O’Connell’s successful campaign for Catholic Emancipation, passed by Act of Parliament in 1829 and the support he received for his public agitat…
Revolution? Ireland 1917-1923 by David Fitzpatrick
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173 pp. Paperback. IR £3.95. Trinity History Workshop, Dublin. 1990 ISBN 0 9511400 5 1. Readers will recall the earlier book in this series, the essays by undergraduates of the University, entitled: Ireland and the First World War published in 1988. This latest book breaks new ground again and the article which is likely to be of most interes…
Essex and the Irish War of Independence
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On Wednesday 11th of May at the Village Hall at Hatfield Peverel, Jim Kevany will present a talk looking at the role of the Essex Regiment and Men of Essex during the period of the Irish War of Independence, 1920-22. Meet at the hall 7:30 for an 8pm start. Bar facilities are available. Suggested entry donation is £3.50 As ever the meeting is ope…
Ep.272 - The Political and Social History of Ireland in the First World War - Dr Niamh Gallagher and Prof Richard Grayson
Dr Niamh Gallagher, University Associate Professor in Modern British and Irish History at the Faculty of History, St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge and Professor Richard Grayson, Professor of Twentieth Century History, Head of History at Goldsmiths, University of London discuss Niamh’s recent book Ireland and the Great War. …
‘The Barracks on the Hill: A History of Victoria/Collins Barracks Cork’ with Gerry White
Collins Barracks in Cork City is over 200 years old. First occupied in 1806, it was one of the largest British military installations in Ireland. Unlike other barracks in Ireland, it didn't serve as a regimental headquarters. Instead, because of its proximity to Cork harbour and the city's rail network, it became a staging post for British units he…
An Irish Family in War and Revolution by Denis Kirby
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The decade between 1913 and 1923 was a time of war and revolution for the people of Ireland. It was also a time of divided loyalties. While over 200,000 Irish men served in the British armed forces during the Great War, thousands of others would join revolutionary groups like the Irish Volunteers to fight for an independent Irish Republic. This pre…
Ep.325 – County Mayo, 1912-23 – Prof Joost Augusteijn
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In this podcast Professor Joost Augusteijn talk about his in-depth study of County Mayo, 1912-23.
Delving into a period of unprecedented turmoil, this examination offers a comprehensive loo…
A Great Hatred – The Assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson MP by Ronan McGreevy
Faber & Faber, 2022 £16.99, paperback 442 pages, notes, bibliography b/w photos and index ISBN 978–0–571–37281–2 On the afternoon of 22 June 1922, Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson, the Irish–born former Chief of the Imperial General Staff and Unionist MP for the Northern Ireland constituency of North Down, unveiled a memorial in Liverp…